> In 1954, in the UK, the average male was 5'7" and 11 stone, 6 lbs Yeah, that's probably down to the post-WW2 rationing rather than any kind of "people were j

> In 1954, in the UK, the average male was 5'7" and 11 stone, 6 lbs Yeah, that's probably down to the post-WW2 rationing rather than any kind of "people were just thinner then".